2007 California Public Utilities Code Article 7. Transit Service Dispute Resolution

CA Codes (puc:130370-130373)

130370.  (a) Not later than February 1, 1980, the Los Angeles County
Transportation Commission, in cooperation with all the transit
operators in the County of Los Angeles, shall prepare and submit, for
public review and comments, proposed rules and regulations for the
resolution of transit service disputes in the county pursuant to
Section 130371.
   (b) The commission shall adopt such rules and regulations not
later than April 1, 1980, by eight affirmative votes of the voting
members, or designated alternates, only after a public hearing held
at least 30 days prior to their adoption.



130371.  The rules and regulations shall include, but not be limited
to, the following:
   (a) Criteria to determine the definition and validity of a transit
service dispute.
   (b) Procedures for the submission of a transit service dispute to
the Los Angeles County Transportation Commission.
   (c) Information, such as the matter in dispute, to be included in
the notice to be sent to the parties in the transit service dispute.

   (d) Procedure for mediation prior to a hearing before a transit
coordination and service committee.
   (e) Appointment, if mediation fails, of a transit coordination and
service committee consisting of commission members and alternates to
hold a public hearing on the transit service dispute in the locality
of the dispute and to make recommendations regarding the dispute to
the commission.
   (f) Actions the commission may take to resolve the transit service
dispute.



130372.  (a) The Los Angeles County Transportation Commission shall
have sole authority to resolve any transit service dispute between
transit operators in the County of Los Angeles, and its decision with
respect to such a dispute shall be final and binding pursuant to the
rules and regulations adopted by the commission pursuant to Section
130370.
   (b) In resolving a transit service dispute pursuant to rules and
regulations adopted pursuant to Section 130370, the commission, on a
case by case basis, may, by eight affirmative votes of the voting
members, or designated alternates, take such action notwithstanding
Sections 99280, 99281, and 130263.



130373.  Prior to January 1, 1981, only a transit service dispute
submitted by a transit operator in the County of Los Angeles may be
resolved by the Los Angeles County Transportation Commission.